Freedom

Report: Marcellus Offers Energy, Education, Industrial Opportunities

The Pittsburgh region is poised to enjoy freedom from foreign energy and a new era of self-sufficiency, thanks to development of the Marcellus Shale, according to a recent report.

August 18, 2011

Six Years After El Paso Blast, Safety Advocates Search for Answers

A New Mexico pipeline safety advocate has filed Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests with the departments of Justice and Transportation to find out the status of an enforcement inquiry into the fatal explosion on the El Paso Natural Gas pipeline in August 2000.

September 11, 2006

Six Years After El Paso Blast, Safety Advocates Search for Answers

A New Mexico pipeline safety advocate has filed Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests with the departments of Justice and Transportation to find out the status of the enforcement inquiry against El Paso Natural Gas stemming from the fatal explosion on the pipeline in August 2000.

August 30, 2006

Statue of Liberty Gets Freedom to Choose Power Supplier

The floodgates of customer choice for electric power users swungopen in New Jersey last week and among the first out the door was agroup, anchored by chemical manufacturers, of 64 large energy userstaking 360 MW and 843 federal government facilities, including theStatue of Liberty. (see report following)

November 15, 1999

Pipes Should Drop SFV; Volumetric Rates

If pipelines want the freedom to negotiate competitive deals,they must first get rid of the “most notorious symbol of marketpower” – the straight-fixed variable rate design (SFV) – and offervolumetric rates, Dynegy Marketing and Trade told FERC last week.

July 13, 1998